"No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets."

-- Edward Abbey

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“Great fiction has been written out of the very darkest circumstances of our narco violence, and nothing written in either fiction or nonfiction has penetrated that darkness so memorably - you can even say beautifully, a relentless riveting forensic dark beauty that some readers in fact find themselves unable to endure - as Roberto BolaÃ±o's 2666. Especially in "The Part about the Crimes." But here's the thing: nobody would call 2666 a "narco novel."”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Toronto is a city that has yet to fall in love with itself.”
“Old Dublin City there is no doubtin' Bates every city upon the say. 'Tis there you'd hear O'Connell spoutin' And Lady Morgan making tay. For 'tis the capital of the finest nation, With charmin' pisintry upon a fruitful sod, Fightin' like devils for conciliation, And hatin' each other for the Love of God.”
“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”
“I feel a certain calm. There is safety in the midst of danger. What would life be if we didn't dare to take things in hand?”
“Human beings don't show, any more than cities at dusk, their real necessities! And yet if you looked -- past the circle of outside lights, through the street walls still standing -- into the want and emptiness within!”

Source : Phyllis Bottome (1998). “Old Wine: A Novel”, p.221, Northwestern University Press
“Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.”

Source : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.15, Read Books Ltd
“Nothing is really lost by a life of sacrifice; everything is lost by failure to obey God's call.”

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